| Romeiro hei de ir lonxe ao San Andres
| Romeiro I have to go far to San Andres
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| con herbiñas de namorar,
| with weeds to fall in love with,
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| dareille a quen alén mar está
| I will give it to those who are overseas
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| o aloumiño do meu amor.
| the caress of my love.
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| Hei de vestir a camisa de liño
| I have to wear the linen shirt
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| que ela teceo para min
| that she weaves it for me
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| con herbiñas de namorar;
| with weeds to fall in love with;
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| anda o lagarto azul e souril
| the blue and sour lizard walks
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| a acaroar mapoulas bermellas,
| to carve red poppies,
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| nacidas de fusís,
| born of rifles,
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| co aloumiño do meu amor,
| with the caress of my love,
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| alleo á guerra e ao seu tambor.
| alien to the war and its drum.
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| Morto ou vivo hei volver á terra
| Dead or alive I will return to earth
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| que ela andou canda min
| that she walked with me
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| con herbiñas de namorar;
| with weeds to fall in love with;
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| chouta o mascato polo cantil
| kick the mascato down the cliff
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| a vela-lo adro familiar,
| to see the family atrium,
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| ala lonxe, na fin,
| far away, in the end
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| co aloumiño do meu amor.
| with the caress of my love.
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| Cabo do mundo, ó pé dun aguillón
| Cape of the world, at the foot of a sting
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| doeme a guerra ruín
| it hurts me the bad war
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| entre herbiñas de namorar;
| among weeds to fall in love with;
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| corvo mariño voa xentil
| sea crow flies gentle
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| o amilladoiro a levantar
| the amilladoiro to raise
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| e pan santo a colorir
| and holy bread to color
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| co aloumiño do meu amor.
| with the caress of my love.
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| Romeiro hei de ir lonxe ao San Andres
| Romeiro I have to go far to San Andres
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| con herbiñas de namorar,
| with weeds to fall in love with,
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| dareille a quen alén mar está
| I will give it to those who are overseas
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| o aloumiño do meu amor. | the caress of my love. |